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Hemyock A Village on the Blackdown Hills
Welcome to Hemyock
Friday, September 03 2010 @ 11:52 AM BST

Tennis Club


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Hemyock Tennis Club


Welcome to Hemyock Tennis Club. Established in 1983, Hemyock Tennis club currently has nearly 100 members of all ages and abilities - and is always looking for new people to join!  Whether you want to play every week or once a year we look forward to meeting you.



We have three hard courts for your use, set in the beautiful Blackdown Hills.  We have access to the Longmead Pavilion, located right alongside the tennis courts.  Especially useful in the winter months, we have floodlights on 2 of the courts.

To find us, click here

Membership
Membership details are here

The Constitution is here.

Non Members

Casual use

Cost per hour for non-members:
£8 per court per hour. £2 for a guest of a Member

£4 per hour in addition for floodlights (see below for further info).

Please pay at the Spar Shop in Station Road.  Please note that there are certain times when Club Members have priority.  These are clearly stated in the Spar Shop, and include the Social Tennis times below.

Temporary Membership

We welcome visitors staying in the Blackdowns who want to play tennis becoming Temporary Members.  This can be arranged in advance of your visit or at the time.  You get the same access to our facilities as a Full Member for the period of your membership.   That means unlimited use of the courts and the facilities, and access to the booking system.

This can be for one or two weeks, with a maximum of 4 weeks in any year. To become a Temporary Member, contact the Secretary, listed below.

Teams
We run a Men's Team, who play in the Stones League and two mixed teams who are in the Somerset League.  If you are interested in playing for either of these teams you should contact Tim Julier or Rachel Bussell respectively, or come to Team Practice.

Social Tennis
We organise Social Tennis at various times to suit all abilities.

Saturday m
orning from 10:30 to 12: 30  - open to all Members
Sunday morning from 10:30 to 12:30  -  Team practice
Thursday evening from 6:30 to 9:00pm -  open to all members

 Court Booking

There is a court booking system on this website.  Members will receive their passwords to be able to book courts when they have paid their subscriptions for the year.

Anyone can look at the booking system, but not enter bookings, by using the Username 'tennisread' and also the Password 'tennisread'. 

 Resident Coach

We have a resident coach now, Dan Loftus, who has been to the South West Tennis Academy.  He will be running various organised coaching events and is available to Members for private coaching.  Contact him on 07525 187452.

Floodlights
We are proud owners of floodlights on 2 courts.  They are operated by the token machine outside the pavilion.  The cost of the token is £2 which gives 30 minutes floodlighting on one court.  Please note that the floodlights will switch off automatically at 9:00 pm, regardless of how much token value has been entered.  Please also note that if the floodlights are allowed to go out, they will not restart for about 5 minutes.

Tokens for floodlight use can be purchased at the Spar shop in Station Road.

Committee
As at December 2009, the following are committee members:

Julie Steed - Chairman
Sue Lambert - Secretary  01823 680664  Penlee, Station Rd, Hemyock, Devon EX15 3SP
Anne Langford
Anna Taylor
Paul Steed
Jerry Popham
- Treasurer
Tim Julier
Andrew Lovering
Rachel Bussell


LTA
The Club is a member of the LTA.



Here is a list of News items we have raised on Hemyock.org about the Club, in reverse date order;

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Wimbledon comes to Hemyock

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On the Sunday afternoon following Wimbledon finals day, Hemyock Tennis Club held its own version of the great event with a mixed doubles tournament followed by champagne, strawberries, tea and cakes.

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Tennis Club News Update

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Our summer mixed league has started again with both teams doing well after two rounds. If you'd like to take part contact Rachel: rachel_bussell@hotmail.com Matches are played in the evening and are usually mid-week.  "Mini-tennis" (small racquets and soft balls) is being run in conjunction with the Primary School for 5-9 yr olds after school this term. It's a good introduction to the sport. Contact our club coach dannyloftus@hotmail.co.uk

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Tennis Coaching for Members and non-Members

Tennis ClubHemyock Tennis Club are organising coaching for Juniors and Seniors over the summer, starting on March 27th.  There is something for everyone and all standards, non-Members and Members.   See the attached schedule for more details
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Hemyock Tennis Club raises funds for Sport Relief

Tennis ClubFortified by home made cakes and warm brews supplied by club members, Hemyock Tennis Club raised over £550 for Sports Relief.  Undeterred by the weather, this enthusiastic tennis club - which enjoys the facilities of the Longmead Field Sports Centre with 3 all weather courts and a club pavilion - played continuous tennis from 9am to 9pm on Saturday 21 March (a particularly cold and wet day) with the benefit of floodlights in the evening.
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Team play

Tennis ClubAre you interested in playing tennis matches?
 
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Tennis Club News

Tennis ClubWe enjoyed the long spell of lovely autumn weather and now the rain and winds have arrived we are still managing to get some tennis in, in between the showers.

Play continues through the winter with the floodlights enabling us to have our evening club sessions and friendlies with Honiton Tennis Club. Club sessions are on Thursday evenings (6.30pm), Saturday mornings (10.30am) and Sunday mornings (10.30 am, advanced).
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Tennis Club News

Tennis ClubFollowing on from our press release in the last Pump about a Grant  that we have been awarded, we can report that the Ball Machine should be with us by August - just in time for Club Coach, Dan Loftus to use on our coaching courses in the holidays, which is great!
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Tennis Coaching

Tennis ClubHemyock Tennis Club are hitting off the 2009 season with tennis coaching for all ages from 6 years upwards.   You don't have to be a member to take part.

All sessions will be in the week from 6th to 10th April with our Coach Dan Loftus.


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Autumn Newsletter

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The weather has not been encouraging for tennis players this year but we have survived, and the patient ones have managed to find an occasional dry sunny day. Let’s hope we have more of those during the autumn as the “Men’s Sunday morning League” is starting up soon, we are continuing to have coaching with Dan Loftus and the Club sessions continue, with floodlights, if necessary.
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Promotion for Hemyock Mixed Tennis Team

Tennis ClubOur mixed team who competed this year for the first time in the West Somerset League have successfully moved up to the 3rd division for the next season.  After finishing in 2nd place in the 4th division we achieved a convincing win, 7-1, against Taunton E in the play-off.  A big thankyou to all who played in the league and we hope to be able to enter a second team for next season if there is sufficient interest
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Mixed results for the mixed tennis team

Tennis ClubAs at 17 July 2008, the Hemyock tennis Club's mixed team, playing in the 4th division of the Somerset League were top!  Unfortunately the next team, Trull C has 3 games in hand, so the position is likely to change!